Word Origin & History

shadow O.E. sceadwe, sceaduwe, oblique cases of sceadu (see shade). As a designation of members of an opposition party chosen as counterparts of the government in power, it is recorded from 1906. Shadow of Death (Ps. xxiii:4, etc.) is Gk. skia thanatou, perhaps a mistranslation of a Heb. word for "intense darkness."

Example Sentences for more shadow

I will cast but one more shadow on the coolie quarter, and then we will search for sunshine.